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年高考英语备战年高考英语试题(全国乙20242022卷)阅读理解全文翻译人年高考英语全国乙卷阅读理解篇2022A原题再现AHenry Raeburn1756-1823The ExhibitionThisexhibition ofsome sixtymasterpieces celebratingthe lifeand workofScotlands bestloved painter,Sir HenryRaeburn,comes toLondon.Selected fromcollections throughout the world,it is the first major exhibition of his work to be heldinover fortyyears.Lecture Series肖像画Scottish NationalPortrait Gallerypresents a series oflectures for thegeneral public.They areheld in the LectureRoom.Admission tolectures isfree.An Introductionto RaeburnRaeburns English ContemporariesSunday26Oct.,
15.00Thursday30Oct.,
13.10DUNCAN THOMSONJUDY EGERTONCharactersand Characterisationin Raeburnand ArtisVsTraining inthIn Wickenden*s book,she expandedon thehistory of the Westand alsoonfeminism,which ofcourse influencedthe girlsdecision togo to Elkhead.A(牵涉)hair-raising sectionconcerns the building of the railroads,which entaileddrilling through the Rockies,often inblinding snowstorms.The bookends withRosamond and Dorothysreturn toAuburn.(坚Wickenden isa verygood storyteller.The sweepof theland and the stoicism)忍of thepeople moveher tosome beautifulwriting.Here isa pictureof DorothyWoodruff,on herhorse,looking downfrom aMil top:When thesun slippedbehindthe mountains,it sheda rosyglow allaround them.Then afull moonrose.The snowwasmarked onlyby smallanimals:foxes,coyotes,mice,and varyinghares,whichturned whitein thewinter/*
24.Why didDorothy andRosamond go to theRocky MountainsA.To teach in aschool.B.To studyAmerican history.C.To writea book.D.To do sightseeing.
25.What canwe learnabout thegirls fromparagraph3A.They enjoyedmuch respect.B.They hada roomwith abathtub.C.They livedwith thelocal kids.D.They sufferedsevere hardships.f
26.Which partof Wickendens writingis hair-raisingA.The extremeclimate ofAuburn.B.The living conditions inElkhead.C.The railroadbuilding in the Rockies.D.The naturalbeauty of the West.
27.What is the textA.A newsreport.B.A bookreview.C.A childrensstory.D.A diaryentry.【重难点词】[派生词]富有的;wealthy adj[派生闻定居点;settlement n
5.[合成词](尤指旧时乡村学校的)校舍;schoolhouse n[学术词]教授,指导;instruct v[派生词]未料到的;unexpected adj[熟词生义]上流社会;society n[合成词][学术词]承担,从事;undertake v[派生词]隐私;privacy n女权主义,女权运动;feminism n[名词动词化]影响;influence v
20.[合成词]令人寒毛直竖的,惊险的;hair-raising adj涉及,与……有关;concern v[分词形容闻刺眼的,雪亮的;blinding adj[熟词生义]连绵弯曲的地带;sweep n[派生词]玫瑰色的;rosy adj稳定柔和的光;glow n【重难点词块】无所畏惧,毫不气馁;nothing daunted搬来和某人一起居住;move in with sb厚厚的一层雪;a blanket of snow详述,充分叙述;expand on/upon sth观光,游览;dosightseeing生活条件livingconditions【答案与解析】事实细节题根据第一段中的
24.A...traveled toa settlementin theRocky可知,两人去落基山脉是为了到一Mountains toteach ina one-room schoolhouse.个只有一间教室的学校教书,所以选项正确A推理判断题根据第三段…
25.D had little privacy,rare baths,and ablanket ofsnow以及on their quilt when they woke up in the morning.In spring,the snowwas可知,两个女孩支教的地方生活条件异常艰苦,她们饱受replaced bymud overice.磨难所以选项正确D事实细节题根据关键词定位到第四段
26.C hair-raising Ahair-raising sectionconcernsthebuilding of the railroads,which entaileddrillingthroughtheRockies,书中讲述在刺眼的暴风雪中打孔钻穿落基山脉是令人毛often inblinding snowstorms.骨悚然的部分,所以选项正确C推理判断题第一段结尾表明两人支教的故事是所著的
27.B Dorothy WickendenNothing Daunted:The UnexpectedEducation ofTwo SocietyGirls in the West这本书的主题,第四段讲述了书里描述的内容以及结局,最后一段更是直接指出是一位出色的讲故事的人,解释了她的写作动机并引用了书中一段Dorothy Wickenden精彩的文字由此可知,本文是一篇书评,所以选项正确B【参考译文】年,两个来自纽约州奥本市的好朋友——多萝西•伍德拉夫1916和罗莎蒙德•安德伍德Dorothy WoodruffRosamond Underwood—两个来自富裕家庭的女孩前往落基山脉的一个定居点,在一所只有一个房间的校舍里教书女孩上的是史密斯学院他们穿着昂贵的衣服因此,让她们搬到科罗拉多州的埃尔克黑德去指导那些用绳子把鞋子绑在一起的孩子们是一个惊喜她们在埃尔克黑德的逗留是《无所畏惧西方两个社会女孩的意外教育》的主题,多萝西•威肯登Dorothy是杂志编辑,也是多萝西•伍德拉夫的孙女Wickenden Dorothy Woodruff那她们为什么去了?好吧,她们想做一些有用的事情然而,很快,她们就意识到了她们所做的事情她们搬进了当地的一个家庭,哈里森一家,和她们一样,几乎没有隐私,很少洗澡,早上醒来时被子上盖着一层雪几个早晨,罗莎蒙德和多萝西会到达校舍,发现孩子们因寒冷而哭泣在春天,雪被寒冷的泥水所取代在的书中,她扩展了西方的历史以及女权主义,这当然影响了女孩们Wickenden去日的决定一个令人毛骨悚然的部分涉及铁路的建设,这需要牵涉在落基khead山脉中钻探,通常是在令人眼花缭乱的暴风雪中这本书以罗莎蒙德和多萝西返回奥本而告终威肯登是一个非常善于讲故事的人大地的扫荡和人民的坚忍,让她写出了优美的文字这是一张多萝西伍德拉夫骑着马从山顶向下看的照片“当・DorothyWoodruff太阳从山后滑落时,它的四周散发出玫瑰色的光芒然后一轮满月升起动物狐狸、土狼、老鼠和各种野兔,它们在冬天变白了”和为什么要去落基山脉?
24.Dorothy Rosamond在学校任教研究美国历史A.B.写一本书观光C.D.我们可以从第段中了解到关于女孩的哪些信息?
25.
3.他们很受尊重A他们有一个带浴缸的房间26他们和当地的孩子住在一起C.他们遭受了严重的苦难D.写作的哪一部分令人毛骨悚然?
26.Wickenden奥本的极端气候A.的生活条件B.Elkhead落基山脉的铁路大楼C.西方的自然美景D.文章是什么?
27.新闻报道书评A.B..儿童故事.日记条目C D年高考英语全国乙卷阅读理解篇2022C原题再现(无人机)Can asmall groupof dronesguarantee thesafety andreliability ofrailwaysand atthe sametime,help railway operators savebillions ofeuros each3year Thatisthevery likelyfuture ofapplying todayseyes in the skyMtechnologyto makingsure thatthe millions of kilometresof railtracks and(基础设施)infrastructure worldwideare safefor trainson a24/7basis.Drones arealready beingused toexamine high-tension electricallines.Theycould doprecisely thesame thingto inspectrailway linesand othervital aspectsofrail infrastructuresuch asthe correctposition ofrailway tracksand switchingpoints.The moreregularly they can beinspected,the morerailway safety,reliability andon-time performancewill beimproved.Costs would be cutand(高效)operations wouldbe moreefficient across the board.That includeshuge savingsin maintenancecosts andbetter protectionofrailway personnelsafety.It iscalculated thatEuropean railwaysalone spendapproximately20billion eurosa yearon maintenance,including sendingmaintenance staff,often atnight,to inspectand repair therail infrastructure.Thatcan bedangerous workthat couldbe avoidedwith dronesassisting the crews*efforts.By usingthe latesttechnologies,drones couldalso startprovidinghigher-value servicesfor railways,detecting faultsintherail orswitches,beforethey can cause any safety problems.To perform these tasks,drones forrail dontneedto beflying overhead.Engineers arenow workingon anew concept:the raildronesof thefuture.They willbe movingon thetrack aheadof thetrain,andprogrammed torun autonomously.Very smalldrones withadvanced sensorsandAl andtravelling aheadof thetrain couldguide itlike aco-pilot.With theirability toseeahead,they couldsignal anyproblem,so thatfast-moving trainswould beable to react in time.
28.What makesthe applicationof dronesto raillines possibleA.The useof dronesin checkingon power lines.B.Drones*ability towork athigh altitudes.C.The reductionof costin designingdrones.D.Drones1reliable performancein remoteareas.
29.What does^maintenance11underlined inparagraph3refer toA.Personnel safety.B.Assistance fromdrones.C.Inspection and repair.D.Construction ofinfrastructure.
30.What functionis expectedof therail dronesRaeburnrs PortraitseThursday6Nov.,
13.1018th CenturyNICHOLASPHILLIPSON Thursday13Nov.,
13.10MARTIN POSTLEExhibitionTimesLast admissionto theexhibition:
17.
15.There isno re-admission.Closed:24-26December and1January.Admission£
4.Children under12years accompanied by an adult are admitted free.Schools andCollegesA speciallow entrancecharge off2per personis availableto allin full-timeeducation,up toand includingthose atfirst degreelevel,in organisedgroups withteachers.
21.What isthe right time for attending Raeburns EnglishContemporariesA.Sun.26Oct.B.Thurs.30Oct.C.Thurs.6Nov.D.Thurs.13Nov.
22.How much would a couple with two children under12pay foradmissionA.£
4.B.£
8.C.£
12.D.£
16.A.To provideearly warning.B.To maketrains runautomatically.C.To earn profits for thecrews.D.To acceleratetransportation.
28.A铁路方面完全可以做同样的事情,比如检查铁路线以及铁轨和铁路道岔的位置是否有问题等,使无人机在铁路线上的应用成为可能词义猜测题根据第三段第二句…
29.C sendingmaintenancestaff...to inspectand可知是“维护,保养的意思,项repairtherailinfrastructure.maintenance C与句中的对应Inspection andrepair inspectandrepair事实细节题根据最后一段第一句
30.A…detecting faultsintherail orswitches,以及最后一句before theycancauseanysafetyproblems.・・・they couldsignal any可知,无人机在problem,so thatfast-moving trainswouldbeabletoreactintime.铁路出现任何安全问题之前可以检测其故障,提前预警,以便高速行驶的火车能及时做出反应主旨大意题通读文章可知,本文介绍了无人机在铁路交通中的应用,讲述无人
31.D机将如何改变铁路的未来,包括使铁路变得更安全、更可靠、更省钱等【参考译文】一小群无人机能否保证铁路的安全性和可靠性,同时又能帮助铁路运营商每年节省数十亿欧元?这很有可能应用今天的“天空之眼”技术,以确保全球数百万公里的铁轨和基础设施全天候安全无人机已经被用于检查高压电线他们也可以做同样的事情来检查铁路线和铁路基础设施的其他重要方面,如铁路轨道的正确位置和转换点检查次数越高,铁路的安全性、可靠性和准时性就越提高成本将被削减,运营效率也将更加高效这包括大量节省维护成本和更好地保护铁路人员安全据计算,仅欧洲铁路公司每年在维护上花费约亿欧元,包括派遣维修人员,通常是在夜间,来检查和维修铁路200基础设施这可能是一种危险的工作,通过无人机协助机组人员的工作就可以避免通过使用最新的技术,无人机还可以开始为铁路提供更高价值的服务,在造成任何安全问题之前,检测铁路或转换的故障为了完成这些任务,轨道无人机不需要在头顶飞行工程师们现在正在研究一个新的概念未来的铁路无人机它们将在火车前面的轨道上行驶,并按编程进行自动运行拥有先进传感器和人工智能的小型无人机在火车前面行驶,可以像副驾驶一样引导它有了他们看到前方的能力,他们就可以发出任何问题的信号,这样快速行驶的列车就能够及时做出反应.是什么使无人机在铁路线路上的应用成为可能?28使用无人机来检查电力线路A.无人机在高海拔地区工作的能力B.无人机设计成本的降低C.无人机在偏远地区的可靠性能D..第段中下划线的“维护”指什么?293人员安全来自无人机的援助A.B.检查和维修基础设施的建设C.D..铁路无人机的预期功能是什么?30以提供早期预警A.使火车自动运行B.为船员们赚钱C.以加速交通运输D..本文最适合使用哪个标题?31用无人机可以检测到什么故障A,如何扩大无人机的生产B.无人机的开发将面临什么样的困难C.无人机将如何改变铁路的未来D.年高考英语全国乙卷阅读理解篇2022D原题再现DThe Governmenfssugar taxon soft drinks hasbrought inhalf asmuch moneyasMinisters firstpredicted itwould generate,the firstofficial dataon thepolicyhas shown.First announced in April,2016,the taxwhich appliesto soft drinks containingmore than5g ofsugar per100ml wasintroduced to help reduce childhood5(月巴胖),obesity It is believedthat todayschildren andteenagers areconsumingthree timesthe recommendedlevel ofsugar,putting them at ahigherrisk ofthe disease.Initially the sugar taxwas expected to make£520mayear forthe Treasury.However,data ofthe firstsix monthsshowed itwould makeless than half thisamount.At presentit isexpectedtogenerate£240m forthe yearending inApril2019,which willgotoschool sports.It comes after morethanhalf of softdrinks sold in shops have had their sugar(制造商)levels cut by manufacturers so theycan avoid paying the tax.Drinks nowcontain45million fewerkilos ofsugar asa resultof manufacturers*efforts toavoidthe charge,according toTreasury figures.Since Aprildrinks companieshavebeenforced topay between18p and24p forevery litreof sugarydrink theyproduceor import,depending onthe sugar content.However,some highsugar brands,like ClassicCoca Cola,have acceptedthe sugar tax and are refusing to change for fear ofupsetting consumers.Fruitjuices,milk-based drinksand mostalcoholic drinksare freeofthe tax,as aresmallcompanies manufacturingfewer than1m litresper year.Todays figures,according toone governmentofficial,show thepositiveinfluence the sugar tax is having by raisingmillions ofpounds forsports facilities(设施)and healthiereating inschools.Helping thenext generationto haveahealthy and active childhoodis ofgreat importance,andtheindustry isplaying itspart.
32.Why wasthe sugartax introducedA.To collectmoney forschools.B.To improvethe qualityof drinks.C.To protectchildrens health.D.To encourageresearch ineducation.
33.How didsome drinkscompanies respondto the sugar taxA.They turnedto overseasmarkets.B.They raisedthe pricesof their products.C.They cutdown ontheir production.D.They reducedtheirproducts*sugarcontent.
34.From whichofthefollowing isthesugartax collectedA.Most alcoholic drinks.B.Milk-based drinks.C.Fruit juices.D.Classic Coke.
35.What canbe inferredabout theadoption ofthesugartax policyA.It isa short-sighted decision.B.Itisa successstory.C.It benefitsmanufacturers.D.It upsetscustomers.【答案与解析】事实细节题根据第二段中的
32.C FirstannouncedinApril,2016,thetaxwhichapplies tosoftdrinkscontaining morethan5gofsugar per100ml wasintroduced3可矢口,征收糖税的目的是减缓儿童肥胖症问题,tohelpreducechildhoodobesity.也就是保护儿童健康,所以选项正确C事实细节题根据第四段中的
33.D Itcomesaftermorethanhalfofsoftdrinkssoldin(制造商)shopshavehadtheirsugar levelscutbymanufacturerssotheycan可知,avoidpayingthetax,为应对糖税政策,一些饮品公司降低产品的含糖量来避税,所以选项正确D事实细节题根据第五段
34.D However,some highsugar brands,like ClassicCocaCola,have acceptedthesugartaxandarerefusingtochangeforfearofupsetting consumers.Fruit juices,milk-based drinksand mostalcoholicdrinks可知,可口可乐公司接受了糖税,而果汁、牛奶饮料和大多数的are freeofthetax...酒精饮料都是免税的,糖税主要来自经典可口可乐这些高糖品牌,所以选项正确D推理判断题根据最后一段第一句
35.B Todaysfigures,according toonegovernment official,show thepositive influencethesugartaxishavingbyraising可知,糖税millionsofpounds forsports facilitiesand healthiereating inschools.政策的实施,产生了积极的影响,它为学校的体育设施和健康饮食筹集了数百万英镑,由此推断出该政策是成功的,所以选项正确B【参考译文】政府的第一个官方数据显示,它对软饮料征收的糖税带来的收入是部长们最初预测的一半年月首次宣布,该税收适用于每毫升含糖量超过克的软饮料,以帮201641005助减少儿童肥胖普遍认为,今天的儿童和青少年摄入的糖是推荐水平的三倍,这使他们患糖的风险更高最初,含糖税预计每年将为财政部赚取亿英镑然而,前六个月的数据显示,
5.2它的收入还不到这个数字的一半目前,在截至年月的财年中,它预计将产生20194亿英镑的收入,用于学校体育活动
2.4此前,超过一半的软饮料被制造商(制造商)降低了含糖量,以避免纳税根据财政部的数据,由于制造商努力避免收费,饮料现在的含糖量减少了万公斤自45004月份以来,饮料公司被迫为生产或进口的每升含糖饮料支付至便士,这取决于1824含糖量然而,一些高糖品牌,如经典可口可乐,已经接受了含糖税,并因害怕扰乱消费者而拒绝改变果汁、牛奶饮料和大多数酒精饮料都是免税的,每年生产不到万升100的小公司也是如此,据一位政府官员称,今天的数据显示,糖税通过为体育设施和学校健康饮食筹集数百万英镑而产生的积极影响帮助下一代拥有一个健康和活跃的童年是非常重要的,而这个行业正在发挥自己的作用为什么要征收糖税?
32.为学校募捐提高饮料质量A.B.保护儿童健康.鼓励教育研究C.D一些饮料公司是如何应对糖税的?
33.他们转向了海外市场A..他们提高了产品价格B他们减少了生产C.
23.How can full-time studentsget groupdiscountsA.They shouldgo onSunday mornings.B.They shouldcome fromart schools.C.They mustbe ledby teachers.D.They musthave IDcards withthem.【词汇精讲】
1.major.熟词生义1熟义主修课程;专业课生义主要的;重要的;大的原文Selected fromcollectionsthroughouttheworld,it isthefirstmajorexhibitionofhisworktobeheld inover fortyyears.译文这是从世界各地的收藏品中挑选出来的,是四十多年来首次举办的他的作品的大型展览分析在本句中意为(主要的;重要“very largeor important的;大的)”
2.present熟义礼物;礼品n.必把…交给;颁发;授予生义必上演;公演;推出原文(肖像画)Scottish NationalPortrait Gallerypre sentsaseries oflectures forthe generalpublic.他们降低了产品的含糖量D.食糖税是从下列哪个选项中征收的
34.大多数酒精饮料牛奶饮料A.B.果汁经典可乐C.D.关于糖税政策的实施,我们可以推断出什么?
35.这是一个短视的决定A.这是一个成功的故事B.它有利于制造商C.它会让客户感到不安D.译文苏格兰国家肖像馆为公众推出了一系列的讲座分析在本句中意为“to producea show,play,broadc ast,etc.(上演;公演;推出)”forthepublic高频核心词汇
2.()展览,展出;表现,展示Exhibition/eksi bif8n/(庆祝,庆贺celebrate/selibreit/Q选择,挑选select/silekt/M(尤指学校)教育;培养,Education/.ed^u,keijn/n.训练几收藏品,收集物;募捐/〃.Collection/ke lekjn/introduction/jntedAkJn采用;介绍,引见准许进入()admit/ed mit/.admission/admij eY允许进入;承认,供认当代的,n/n.contemporary/ken tempreri/adj.现代的;同时期的,同时代的陪伴,陪同accompany/akAmpani/.Yc.入口,进口;进入entrance/entrens/减价,折扣代表作,discount/diskaunt/n.masterpieces/mcrstepis/杰作
3.课标派生词loved/lAvd/adj.恋爱的;受珍爱的爱恋(某人);关爱*love/I/AV K(英)特性描述;characterisation/.kaerakteraizeijen/n,性格化.性格,品质;特色*character/kaerekter/full-time/,ful专职的;全日制的;全部时间的taim/aoj.including/inklu:dir/包括,包含prep.s包含;把列为一部分*include/inklu:d/.课标外词汇尤指只刻画脸、头和肩部的肖4portraits/po:treit/n.像,照片核心词块可被利用或得到的
5.is availableto多达;一直到;相当于;忙于……,up to一系列的;一连串的aseriesof【长难句分析】原句A speciallow entrancecharge of£2per personis availabletoall in full-time education,up toand includingthose atfirst degreelevel,in organizedgroups withteachers.分析本文为主系表结构的简单句主语是A speciallow entrance;两个介宾短语charge of£2per personup toand includingthose at作为后置定语修first degreelevel,in organizedgroups withteachers饰名词education o译文所有接受全日制教育的学生,包括那些有老师的有组织的有第一学位的学生,都可以使用特别的低的每人英镑的入场费2【整体理解】体裁应用文主题人与社会——画展语篇导读本文主要介绍了苏格兰最受人喜爱的画家亨利•雷本的作品展【段意梳理】第一段简介画家亨利雷本・第二段介绍展览内容第三段介绍展览时间第
四、五段介绍入场费用【答案及解析】【解析】细节理解题本题询问
21.B WhatistherighttimeforattendingRaeburns什么时候去参观雷伯恩的《英国同时代人》最合适?根据题干EnglishContemporaries中的关键词可找到第二段表格,由Raeburns EnglishContemporaries Thursday30Oct.可知,在十月号周四能看到故选
13.1030Raeburns EnglishContemporaries,B【解析】细节理解题本题询问
22.B Howmuchwouldacouplewithtwochildrenunder一对带着两个岁以下孩子的夫妇要付多少钱才能入场?根据12pay foradmission12题干中的关键词可还原到第四段小标题下面admission£
4.Children under12years由成人陪同的岁以下儿童免费入accompaniedbyanadultareadmittedfree.,£412场可知,一对带着两个岁以下孩子的夫妇要付元,故选128Bo【解析】细节理解题本题询问
23.C Howcanfull-time studentsget groupdiscounts全日制学生如何获得团体折扣?根据题干中的关键词可还原至最后full-time studentsU一段“A speciallow entrancecharge of£2per personis availableto allinfull-timeeducation,up toand includingthose atfirst degreelevel,in organizedgroups with所有接受全日制教育的学生,包括那些有老师的有组织的有第一学位的学生,teachers.”都可以使用特别的低的每人英镑的入场费,故选2C【参考译文】展览这次展览是为了庆祝苏格兰最受欢迎的画家亨利-雷本爵士的生活和工作而举办的,展出了约幅杰作该展览从世界各地的藏品中选出,是四十多年来首次举办的他的作品的大60型展览讲座系列苏格兰国家肖像馆为公众举办了一系列的讲座这些讲座在演讲室举行讲座免费入场雷伯恩简介雷伯恩的英国同时代人月日星期日,月日星期四,
102615.00103013:10邓肯-汤姆森朱迪-艾格顿DUNCAN THOMSONJUDY EGERTON雷伯恩的肖像画的人物和角色描述月雷伯恩和艺术家们的在世纪的培训1118,11月13日星期四,13:10日星期四613:10马丁-波斯特尼古拉斯-菲利普森展览时间周一至周六周日
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15.闭馆时间月日至日和月日12242611票价英镑岁以下儿童在成人陪同下可免费入场412学校和学院所有接受全日制教育的人,包括具有本科学士学位的人,在教师的组织下,可以享受每人英镑的特殊低价门票2参加的合适时间是什么?
21.RaeburnsEnglishContemporaries星期日月日A.1026星期四月日星期四B.1030月日星期四C.116月日星期四D.1113一对有两个岁以下孩子的夫妇要付多少钱的门票?
22.12英镑英镑英镑英镑A.4B.8C.12D.16全日制学生如何获得团体折扣?
23.他们应该在星期天的上午去A.他们应该来自艺术学校B.他们必须由老师带领C.他们必须带着身份证D.年高考英语全国乙卷阅读理解篇2022B原题再现In1916,two girlsof wealthyfamilies,best friendsfrom Auburn,N.Y.—DorothyWoodruff andRosamond Underwood—traveled toa settlementintheRockyMountains toteachina one-room schoolhouse.The girlshad goneto SmithCollege.They woreexpensive clothes.So forthemto movetoElkhead,Colo,to instructthechildren whoseshoes wereheld togetherwith stringwas asurprise.Their stayinElkhead isthe subjectof NothingDaunted:The UnexpectedEducation ofTwoSociety GirlsintheWest byDorothyWickenden,who isa magazineeditor andDorothyWoodruffs granddaughter.Why didthey gothen Well,they wantedto dosomething useful.Soon,however,they realizedwhat theyhad undertaken.They movedinwitha localfamily,the Harrisons,and,like them,hadlittleprivacy,rare baths,andablanketofsnow ontheirquiltwhentheywokeupinthemorning.Some mornings,RosamondandDorothy wouldarrive atthe schoolhouseto findthechildren weepingfrom thecold.In spring,the snowwas replacedby mudoverice.。